Some people are probably having a bit of a meltdown over this, or are anticipating a VR future of shares, likes, adverts and flash games. Then again, VR is about as niche as gaming gets, and if Facebook involvement brings in the masses it might lead to something amazing. Or terrifying.
Still, there's always the forthcoming goggles from Valve and Sony, right?
General consensus seems to be that VR is the undisputed future of gaming (and possibly all HCI), and we're now at the point where the tech to make it possible is within reach. Facebook wants to be everything, everywhere, and it makes sense that they would want to purchase OR before anyone else does, even if it is only to own the IP.
Personally, I'd bet that AR is the future of HCI, even if VR does get to the point where it's the king of gaming. I don't think anyone wants to totally disconnect themselves from the world (which VR requires, really) unless they're purely consuming media.
Yeah augmented reality is the way forward. Maybe they an see some sort of Oculus rift/google glass combo where it plays augmented views in super HD on to stuff like you're terminator or something "scanning.....target acquired....cheezebureger" Huehuehue. Oculus will be mint when it happes though, keep your normal mnitor Arbee, I will be lawnMOWER FUCKING MAN.
In the UK that's around £529 with shipping. My PC's performance is pretty poor anyway so I was never going to get a Rift, but even so it's a bit more pricey than I imagined. It'll be interesting to see how the likes of Sony and Valve respond in the future...